Yes, BUT, those excellent sources are preaching to the choir. One has to be already interested to some degree to get to that place.
To expand the base we need to reach new people, probably with wider marketing of existing promos (see above) and new techniques as well. Roy From: richgajnak <[email protected]> Reply-To: S-Scale <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 23:01:13 +0000 To: S-Scale <[email protected]> Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: Promotion of S scale...... Yes, check out www.sscale.org Ed's off to a great start with it and it's production is second to none. Also the new NASG website www.nasg.org is a vast improvement over the old one. Peter Vanvliet has done an excellent job revamping it. Tied with Ed for being second to none. My evil twin's been trying to do his apostolic work in the "Lion's Den"(so to speak,) on the O Gauge Railroading (OGR) board. I dare say Ed and Peter do much a better job of it. Rich G(ajnak) --- In [email protected] <mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com> , "Ed" <Loizeaux@...> wrote: > > > Roy Inman wrote: > > While the Dispatch is very good for those already hooked on S, I think that a more generic product aimed at the uninformed might get the point across better. > > Roy....Have you checked out www.sscale.org > > > If someone like Bob Werre (ahem, Bob!) were to put something like that together, showcasing images <snip> > > Have you checked out Bob's photos on www.sscale.org > > > ...and specific manufacturers products it would be quite a promo tool. > > Have you checked out the new product reviews on www.sscale.org More new product reviews are in progress as you read this. > > > I am talking a piece with high-end production values. > > Have you seen anything with higher production values than > www.sscale.org > > > perhaps some of the S bosses could contribute a token amount > > This has already been done in order to finance www.sscale.org > > Six folks started up the new S Sig for your enjoyment and for the promotion of S scale to non-S folks. We "bosses" have already invested hundreds of dollars in this project which is now slowly moving out of the roundhouse, but has not yet reached the mainline. We even have a Voluntary Contribution opportunity for folks to use. We bosses are working hard, but help from you would be appreciated. > > > And of course use their mailing lists to create their own campaigns. > > This is in our future -- eventually. Check out www.sscale.org > > > If everyone kicked in a small amount, there could be <snip> > > The opportunity to do this exists right now. Use the Voluntary Contribution opportunity and you will see an S scale promotional campaign the likes of which you have never seen. Check out > > www.sscale.org > > > Roy, who has great ideas for everyone else to accomplish > > Roy....Your ideas are already in action. At the early stages right now, but progressing ahead at a good steady pace. Check out > > www.sscale.org > > > From: Willam Fraley > > Now folks this is what our NASG leaders say we can't do, > > Bill....It can be done and it is being done electronically for very little cost compared to a printed magazine. Check out www.sscale.org > > > where did they get my name? Most likely from the NMRA? > > The NMRA-affiliated S Sig has your name already. Have you signed up for the daily digest yet? Check out www.sscale.org No need to be a member of any organization. Just sign up as you would for any other Yahoo Group. > > > really want to expand and see our S gauge grow, <snip> > > That is why the S Sig was formed -- to expand and grow S scale by promoting it to non-S modelers in other scales. Check out www.sscale.org > > > No More POO! POOing! on the idea! > > The S Sig is not pooing pooing anything that you propose. It is happening right now before your very eyes. Although the S Sig is barely off the starting block, there are many MANY things in progress that have not yet been posted onto the web site. > > Want to help? Send me an email and I will find a task for you. Everyone who has offered to help now has a new task on their to-do list. I can find something for you to do if you want to volunteer. Flakes need not apply. > > From Maine to San Francisco and from Seattle to Houston, we are all very busy preparing new content for the web site. Not to mention one fellow way over there in Norway. A few more helping hands would be nice. > > If you have no time (which is understandable), using the Voluntary Contribution button will help us just as much. Many other folks have made small contributions. You can too! When they add up, the marketing campaign will begin. > > Check out www.sscale.org > > Bill and Roy.....I hope you both appreciate my subtle and subliminal method of informing you that your ideas are excellent and are already in progress. > > Why not actively help us instead of complaining that nothing is being done? > > With love and affection......Ed Loizeaux, www.sscale.org >
